Where does “مُسْلِم” come from?

مُسْلِم (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

مُسْلِم (Arabic): Muslim; one who submits

Definitions

  1. Muslim; one who submits

Ancestry of “مُسْلِم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “مُسْلِم”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ →
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